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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de3f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Social Care and Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de3f

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for people requiring support, classified under health and social work services. The requirement covers the placement of individuals in suitable social care or education settings rather than the supply of goods or construction work. The council is the buyer and the service is to be delivered in the United Kingdom. This is a public-sector service requirement under the light-touch regime, making it relevant to organisations that provide care placements, education placements, or coordinated support arrangements. It may also interest providers able to work across both social care and education needs, particularly where placements must be arranged and delivered for individuals through a local-authority purchasing process.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct procedure below the competition threshold, without competition. It covered one lot. Bristol City Council awarded the contract to Wales & West Utilities Limited on 6 August 2026, and the contract was signed the same day. The contract is valued at £1,500 gross, in GBP, and runs from 2 November 2026 to 30 June 2028. The successful award is active and the contract is active. The stated procurement category is services, with evaluation carried out through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The arrangement is subject to the light-touch regime and relates to health and social work services delivered in the United Kingdom.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award shows that Bristol City Council buys relatively small-scale, specific social care and education placement requirements through a direct, below-threshold route. A credible future competitor would need to provide placements that meet individual care or education needs, understand local-authority purchasing requirements and operate within the light-touch public-service framework. Providers should be able to demonstrate that they can arrange and support appropriate placements, manage safeguarding and service coordination, and work reliably with the council and other professionals involved in an individual’s care or education. The selected supplier’s award also shows that organisations outside the conventional care-provider market may be considered where they can satisfy the particular placement requirement.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY2962

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074920-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,500 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bristol City Council |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Wales & West Utilities Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 16:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074920-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074920-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bristol.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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